Call for proposals “Gender, Diversity, and Equality” courses for the academic year 2025/26

The Chair in Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality, and the Interdisciplinary Board of Gender Studies’ Experts (Interdisziplinärer Expert*innen Rat/IER) at the University of Salzburg invite qualified researchers to apply for courses in the winter semester 2025/26 and the summer semester 2025.

Courses related to gender, diversity and equality aim at introducing students of various disciplines to theories, methods, and empirical findings in the field of intersectional gender research. Applicants are free to choose their foci from a wide range of topics according to their interests and specialization. We are especially interested in proposals that are interdisciplinary and innovative (e.g., in terms of theoretical approach or teaching methods). Intersectional approaches are very welcome.

We welcome proposals from all disciplines including but not limited to the following research areas:

Literature and Cultural Studies (Department of Romance Studies) (Seminars at an advanced level that address theoretical questions and are applicable to various languages and cultures).

Medical Biology (Gender Medicine)

Music and Dance Studies (Transnational perspectives on gender, sexuality, power, colonialism, media anthropological approaches to gender, and the representation of gender on stage, as well as music, dance, and gender).

The selected courses will be part of the interdisciplinary curriculum of “Gender, Diversity, and Equality” and will also contribute to various disciplinary curricula as well as the “Cross-section module on socio-ecological crises” in the context of the new framework curriculum.

 

Applications have to be submitted as one single PDF file and must include the following documents:

  • Letter of motivation (max. 350 words)
  • Completed application form (available here)
  • CV (max. 3 pages)
  • Certificates (Master/PhD)

 

Notabene:

  • Applicants are expected to cover all travel and accommodation costs on their own.

 

Supplement: Important information for courses at the University of Salzburg

 

1.        Number of Hours & Credits

The number of hours includes 30 units of 45 minutes each. If you are going to hold block units, you have to take into account that at least five block appointments are to be offered per semester. In addition, at least one office hour per week must be offered to students of the University of Salzburg. The office hour can be offered either in presence or online on any day of the week (from Monday to Friday).

ECTS: European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS):

this is a standard means for comparing academic credits. Example: 3 ECTS are awarded for a course which contains 75 h workload (e.g. 30 h attendance and class discussion, 45 h reading/writing/group work). For 15 semester weeks this means that about 3 hours per week must be invested additionally in self-study, home exercises, learning, preparation, etc.

Decimal numbers should be avoided when you are assigning ECTS credits. ECTS credits are not a conversion of the semester hours. There is no direct relationship between contact hours (attendance hours in the seminar room or lecture hall) and ECTS credits.

2.        Types of Courses

Lecture (Vorlesung, VO)

Lectures give an overview of a subject or one of its sub-areas as well as its theoretical approaches and present different teaching opinions and methods. The contents are mainly conveyed in the lecture style. A lecture is not a continuous assessment course and has no attendance requirements.

Lecture-practical Course (Vorlesung mit Übung, VU)

Lecture-practical Courses combine the theoretical introduction to a sub-area with the teaching of practical skills. A lecture-practical course is not a continuous assessment course and has no attendance requirements.

Seminar (Seminar, SE)

Seminars are further scientific courses. They serve the acquisition of in-depth expertise as well as the discussion and reflection of scientific topics on the basis of active cooperation on the part of the students. A seminar is a continuous assessment course and has attendance requirements.

Introductory Seminar (Proseminar, PS)

Introductory Seminars are science-oriented courses and form the precursor to seminars. In practical as well as theoretical work, basic knowledge and skills of scientific work are imparted with active cooperation on the part of the students. A pro seminar is a continuous assessment course and has attendance requirements.

Discussion Course (Konversatorium, KO)

Discussion Courses are used for scientific discussion, reasoning and cooperation in the deepening of expertise or the special supervision of scientific work. A Discussion Course is a continuous assessment course and has attendance requirements.

Practical Course (Übung, UE)

Practical Courses are used to acquire, test and perfect practical skills and knowledge of the discipline or one of its sub-areas. A Practical Course is a continuous assessment course and has attendance requirements.

3.        Teaching format

(Classroom-, Online- or Hybrid Teaching)

At PLUS, the courses are offered in different modes: Face-to-face, online and hybrid mode.

The electronic learning platform Blackboard and the video conferencing system MS Teams as well as wireless network are available for this purpose. Other moderation materials (flipchart, pinboard, moderation cards) can be requested.